Hoax Virus
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Hoax Virus
Short Description: A message that warns of a non-existent threat for the purpose of deceiving the target.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-256
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Multiple Scales
Level of Maturity: Observed in the Wild
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: A message that warns of a non-existent threat for the purpose of deceiving the target either as a joke or to cause harm to their system, such as when someon is tricked into deleting critical system files.
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